hibernate

intransitive-verb
UK: /ˈhaɪbəneɪt/
US: /ˈhaɪbərneɪt/

  1. To spend the winter in a state like deep sleep.

    1. Bears hibernate in the winter.
    2. Some animals hibernate to survive cold temperatures and conserve energy during the winter months when food is scarce.

  2. To be inactive or dormant, especially during the winter.

    1. I hibernate at home on weekends.
    2. During the pandemic, social life seemed to hibernate as people stayed indoors to avoid infection.

Synonyms

sleep dormancy estivate slumber
hibernate transitive-verb

  1. To keep (an animal) alive through the winter in a dormant state.

    1. We hibernate the hamster in a cool room.
    2. The zookeepers hibernate the reptiles in a specially controlled environment to mimic their natural winter conditions.
hibernate verb

  1. In computing, to shut down a computer in a way that saves the current state so that it can be quickly restored when the computer is next turned on.

    1. I'll hibernate my laptop now.
    2. To conserve battery power, the computer is set to hibernate automatically after a period of inactivity.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "hibernate" in English means: To spend the winter in a state like deep sleep., To be inactive or dormant, especially during the winter..

The phonetic transcription of "hibernate" is /ˈhaɪbəneɪt/ in British English and /ˈhaɪbərneɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hibernate": sleep, dormancy, estivate, slumber.

Example usage of "hibernate": "Bears hibernate in the winter.". More examples on the page.